Week in review: NFL’s regular refs back to work

- "Our officials will be back on the field starting (Thursday) night." - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in announcing that the NFL had settled with the referees over a labor dispute.

- NFL fans – and players – already upset by replacement referees got more fodder during “Monday Night Football.” The game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks ended sensationally on what many are saying was a blown call when two players appeared to simultaneously catch a pass that was ruled a touchdown – and a victory – for the Seahawks.

- According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy has gained jobs since President Barack Obama took office. In the first year of Obama’s administration, the economy lost 4.3 million jobs, but new numbers show the economy has gained 4.4 million since then.

- JK Rowling, whose first adult book (“The Casual Vacancy”) will hit shelves tomorrow, said in an interview with BBC that she has considered rewriting two of the “Harry Potter” novels. Rowling said she was hurrying to get the books out and wasn’t completely happy with them and is pondering doing a “director’s cut” of the novels.

- "The wide difference between the two candidates is not just a result of Romney's bad week. In Ohio and Florida, votes are basically split down the middle on whether the country and they and their families are worse or better off than they were four years ago." - Peter A. Brown of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, talking about new polls that show President Barack Obama leading in several key swing states over Mitt Romney.

- "(Nuclear-armed Iran) would threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of Gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. It risks triggering a nuclear-arms race in the region, and the unraveling of the non-proliferation treaty." – President Barack Obama, talking Tuesday before the United Nations General Assembly about the threat of Iran. He also talked about Syria, the recent events in Libya and more.

- Apple reported that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5s in the first three days of the smartphone’s release. The company is struggling to keep up with demand, and much of the initial supply of the iPhone 5 is gone. In related news, an Apple factory at Foxconn Technology in China was closed Monday because of riots at the plant.

- "I visited the keepers last night and early this morning. They have reported to me the Mei is slowly returning to her routine, she has taken water, she has began eating both bamboo and biscuits and was offered fruit. I'm cautiously optimistic, based upon what the keepers and curators have told me, that she will slowly return to normal." - National Zoo director Dennis Kelly, talking about mother panda Mei struggling to overcome the death of her cub, who was born last week.

Video of the week: Awesome homecoming stunt

Great spirit, great stunt, even if this Moses is New Testament instead of Old Testament.